11561759

Restoring a Disabled Display Device Speaker

PublishedJanuary 24, 2023
Assigneenot available in USPTO data we have
InventorsDavid SHARP
Technical Abstract

Patent Claims
9 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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3. The display device of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to determine whether the external sound system associated with the display device is unavailable in response to the determination that the internal speaker of the display device is disabled.

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4. The display device of claim 3, further comprising an external sound system port and wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to determine a state of the external sound system associated with the display device via the external sound system port.

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6. The display device of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to provide the prompt on a display of the display device.

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7. The display device of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to provide the prompt on a display of a remote control associated with the display device.

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8. The display device of claim 7, wherein the remote control is a mobile telephone running an application that controls the display device.

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14. The method of claim 9, wherein the providing the prompt comprises providing the prompt on a display of the display device.

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15. The method of claim 9, wherein the providing the prompt comprises providing the prompt on a display of a remote control associated with the display device.

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16. The method of claim 9, wherein the providing the prompt comprises providing the prompt on a display of a mobile telephone running an application that controls the display device.

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17. The method of claim 9, wherein the providing the prompt further comprises providing a second option for enabling closed captioning.

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January 24, 2023

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David SHARP

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